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American Drinks.
Floster (No. 1).
Putalargetabla-spoonfuleachof kirsch,sherry
and either cherry syrup or cherry water ice into
atumbler,and fill up with well iced seltzer water.
Floster(No.2).
Put 2 slices of lemon,a sliced peach, half a
gill of noyeau, \ oz. castor sugar, and a gill of
sherry into a tumbler with a small lump of ice,
and fill up with iced soda water.
Gin Cocktail.
Half fill a tumbler with shaved ice, add a strip
oflemon rind,a wineglassful of unsweetened gin,
a table-spoonful of orange bitters, and sugar to
taste. Shake well, strain and serve with the
lemon rind on the top.
Gin Mint Julep.
Putalump of sugar and a teaspoonfulof water
into a glass, add a large sprig of mint,2slices of
pineapple, a wineglassful of gin and some shaved
ice, and serve.
Gin Rickey.
Puta small piece ofice atthe bottom ofa small
glass,add a small table-spoonful of lemon juice,
a wineglassful of gin, and fill up with iced seltzer
water.
Ice Cream Soda.
Put a large table-spoonful each of strawberry
and vanilla ice cream into a tumbler, add a very
little shaved ice, and fill up with iced soda water,
holding the bottle or syphon containing the
latter high above the glass.
Iced Egg Nogg.
Beatthe yolks of2eggswith alargeteaspoonful
of castor sugar tilllight,thenaddatable-spoonful
of cold water, i gill of brandy, a gill of sherry
and half a pintof new milk. Fillupthe tumbler
with shaved ice, and serve.
Invigorator.
Put a well beaten fresh egg and a gill of cold
strong cofieeinto alarge glass,add2table-spoon
fuls of port,1 of brandy and 1 of shaved ice ;
shake well, strain and serve.